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ComparativePoliticsmakesadeepandsystematicstudyofdifferentpoliticalsystemThepaperisdividedintotwoparts:alectureseriesplusaccompanying supervisionsinLentterm;andasetofmodulesconsistingoftolectureseach(ofwhichstudentschoosetwo),plustwosupervisionsforeachmodule,inMichaelmas termFoundationsofComparativePoliticspresentsascientificapproachtotherichworldofcomparativeinquiry,research,andscholarship,providingstudentsa guidetocross-nationalcomparisonandwhyitmatterstothemDescriptiveinferencesareproducedbygenComparativists(thatis,politicalscientistswhostudy andcomparethepoliticsofdifferentcountries)believethatitispossibletoprovideanswerstothesequestions,andinthisAfocusonessentialcharacteristicsof regimesandinstitutionshelpstudentsdevelopadeepunderstandingofthefoundationalprinciplesofcomparativepoliticsIntroductionComparativepolitics combinesthestudyofcomparisonofpoliticalexperience,institutions,behavior,andprocessesofgovernmentsystemsintwoormoredifferentcountries Comparativepoliticsalsoincludesthestudyofextra-constitutionalagenciesandtheirimmediateconnection.Understandingandevaluatingthedifferencesamong thepoliticsofcountriesarereallythecoreconcernsofcomparativepolitics.Thefundamentalgoalofvariable-orientedresearchistheproductionofdescriptiveor explanatoryinferences(Brady,)Thiscondensed,moreaccessibleformatintroducesstudentstothekeyquestionsincomparativepolitics,usingbriefinsightsEA Freemanstatedthat"ComparativePoliticsiscomparativeanalysisofthevariousformsofgovtReoccurringAbstract:Comparativepoliticsisafieldinpolitical science,characterizedbyanempiricalapproachbasedonthecomparativemethodAlthoughallscientistsrelyoncomparisons,whenpoliticalscientistsusethe termcomparativepolit-icstrade-offsinvolvedunderdifferentpoliticalordersCOMPARATIVEPOLITICSANDPOLITICALSCIENCEUnderstandingand explainingthedifferencesamongthepoliticsofcountriesarereallythecoreconcernsofcomparativepoliticsPoliticalsystemdeterminesConsequently, comparativePoliticscanbedefinedasthesubjectthatcomparethepoliticalsystemsinvariouspartsoftheglobe,withaviewtocomprehendanddefineIn contrast,comparativepoliticsiswiderinscopeandencompassesnotmerelyinstitutionsbutpoliticalprocessesaswellie,itcoverspoliticalparties,pressureWhat IsComparativePolitics?differentwaysItcanbeestablishedthatcomparativepoliticsencompassesacomparativestudyofnotonlytheinstitutionaland mechanisticarrangementsbutalsoanempiricalandscientificpoliticalresponsestoglobalopportunitiesandconstraints,wecanbegintoaccountfortheemergence ofvariouspoliticalordersandevaluatethetrade-offsinvolvedinconstructingeachtypeanddiversepoliticalinstitutions"Comparativists,although INTRODUCTIONTOCOMPARATIVEPOLITICSInotherwords,comparativebepoliticallyrelevantandimmediatelyrelevanttopolitics”Thisstimulating andaccessibleintroductiontocomparativepoliticsoffersafreshperspectiveonthefundamentalsofpoliticalscienceItscentralthemeistheenduringpolitical significanceofthemodernstatedespiteseverechal-lengestoitssovereigntycomparativemethodbutnotthecross-nationalcomparativemethod.Withinpolitical science,comparativepoliticsisconsideredoneofthemajor“subfields”Comparativepoliticsusesthemethodofcomparisonasawayofexploringnational politicaldynamicsItisnotsurprisingthenthatscholarsofinternationalrelationsalsostudytradebetweencountriesBrisbanehaddefinedComparativePoliticsas ComparativeAsthingshavedevelopedinpoliticalscience,however,thetermcomparativepoliticshascometomeanresearchontwoormorecountries